Bonus Experience

It’s a whole new world for us here at BXP. Our Mysterious Program Manager (hereafter referred to as the MPM) has us on this new format, where we do series […]

Once upon a time, we interviewed Ken Spencer of Why Not Games. That fateful interview was plagued with sound issues, lag, dropped connections, and every conceivable guest-recording horror. BUT it’s […]

We’ve been broadcasting Bonus Experience into your eager earholes for a whole year now. Thank you for listening, supporting, tweeting, emailing, and sending us all the lovely cards that we’re […]

We’re coming up on our Podcast Birthday, and here’s the last of our bonus content previews! Today we’re sharing a special-length episode of Monica and Rai jamming out a homebrew […]

March is the one year anniversary of Bonus Experience’s first broadcast! (March 5th, to be exact.) And soon we’ll be launching our very own Patreon! Here’s a hint of the […]

Jessica Hammer joins us to talk about her work on Rosenstrasse: an historical freeform game set in 1930s Berlin, exploring the events and emotions leading up to the Rosenstrasse Protest […]

March is the one year anniversary of Bonus Experience’s first broadcast. Can you believe it?? To mark the occasion, we’ll be launching our very own Patreon—and to give you a […]

What if the super buff wizard holding three different orbs on the side of your van could run a tabletop roleplaying game? It might come out something like METAL WORLD. […]

Show us how you playtest your games! Phil and Senda are joined by Bonus Experience’s Monica and Rai to talk playesting, giving feedback, and accepting feedback. Also, PBMOs, we fail […]

Have you ever rejected joke character concepts for your grimdark gothic fantasy? Disappointed a ranger by never once setting foot outside the campaign’s urban setting? Grappled with how to keep […]

We’re here with a bonus Bonus Experience to get back on schedule after the holiday! Ask a creative individual where they get all their ideas from, and they’ll likely either […]

We mention it enough that we figured it was high time we explain just what the hell we’re talking about when we recommend FAILING FORWARD. What is it? Why do […]

Do you crave that just-woke-up-Saturday-morning-and-all-the-good-cartoons-are-on feeling? Are Fruity Pebz still your favorite cereal? Do you need a handy excuse to purchase more scented markers and glitter crayons? Good! Because today […]

Welcome to our first episode as members of the Misdirected Mark Network! Right? This is our first— did they flip the— MARGARET? MARGARET, IS IT LIVE YET? Anyway, we’re returning […]

Monica got to go to Metatopia, and hang out with Danielle Lauzon! They talk about fixing what’s broken in game design, the importance of playtesting, and the foundation of LARP […]

NPCs—never just sentient quest boards. Today we’re talking about how best to use your NPCs, how to make them believable and interesting, and how to give them all different voices […]

It’s time for Mini Episode Time! Today, Monica and Rai shoot the breeze about their favorite character sheets, and share the nitty-gritty on how, uh, nitty-gritty their sheets can get. […]

We’ve got a special guest today: Liam Ginty, of Sandy Pug Games! We talk at length about his new game, Americana, but especially: inclusivity in notoriously exclusive settings, getting everyone […]

Back by popular demand, we crack wise about games from our deep, dark past. Of note: why to avoid teenage dudes in trenchcoats, why not to run Exalted when completely […]

Wait, you actually emailed us? Like, we asked you to do it, sure, but you… really and truly sent us email?? Today, Monica and Rai address questions and dispense advice […]